OK, I've been AWOL, I know... I've been quilting up storm, and went up to Richmond yesterday for a Bloggers' Day at the Capitol, and have just returned. So, to catch up a bit:
Not surprising. Neither is this. Don't count on my vote. On the company's side. VERY scary! Also scary - in a rather disgusted way.
And that's all I feel like commenting on, with one notable exception. As I said, I was up in Richmond yesterday, and I met several bloggers who are wonderfully impressive in their intelligence, grace, and solid writing. Leslie Carbone is even better in person than she is on her blog, and she also writes at Breakpoint, a ministry of Prison Fellowship.
I strongly urge you to go over and read today's article, "The Cost of Abandoning 'Great Things'." Here's a snippit:
Twenty years removed from the Reagan administration, too many Republicans have squandered the legacy of clearly communicated great things bequeathed to them. They have failed to communicate great things, and they have failed to do the right things. And that's why they suffered such an enormous defeat in November's elections.Squandering the opportunity to promote and pass market-based Social Security reform, they increased the size and scope of the welfare state by expanding Medicare. Failing to make real progress toward stopping abortion, they split the baby by allowing limited federally funded stem cell research. And their profligate spending is enough to make choosing between the two major parties like choosing between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell. This federal expansionism was a betrayal of the conservative principle that civil government should remain small, leaving much of the responsibility for social welfare with individuals, families, churches, and community associations.
Just a snippit - you really MUST read the whole thing!
Brava, Leslie!
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